The NeverEnding Story II: the Next Chapter

Bastian returns (this time played by Jonathan Brandis) for another adventure in the imaginary land of Fantasia in this frankly disappointing sequel to Wolfgang Petersen's English-language debut. Australian director George Miller (not the Mad Max one) assumes the storyteller's chair only to find that, for all its empresses, towers and enchanted creatures, he's been given a rather dull tale to relate. He does what he can with some engaging special effects, but Brandis is too feeble a hero to get excited about. The memory-snatching Xayide is a different matter, however, and played with pantomimic gusto by Clarissa Burt.

Plot Summary

Fantasy adventure starring Jonathan Brandis as a young boy who embarks on a quest to save the magical realm inside the pages of a book from the machinations of an evil queen.